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enant of the Tower _Lloyd._ Master of the Jewel-house _Darlen._ Treasurer of the House-hold _Smith._ Knight Marshal _Bell._ Master of the Ward-robe _Conney._ Comptroller of the House-hold _Bouthe._ Bishop of St. Giles's in the Fie _Dandye._ Steward of the House-hold _Smith._ Lord Warden of the four Ports _Damporte._ Secretary of State _Jones._ Lord Admiral _Cecil (Richard)._ Lord Treasurer _Morrey._ Lord Great Chamberlain _Southworth._ Lord High Constable. Lord Marshal _Knapolck._ Lord Privy Seal _Lamphew._ Lord Chamberlain of the House-hold _Markham._ Lord High Steward _Kempe._ Lord Chancellor _Johnson._ Archbishop of St. Andrews in Holborn _Bush._ Serjeant at Arms, with the Mace _Flemming._ Gentleman-Usher _Chevett._ The Shield of Pegasus, for the Inner-Temple _Scevington._ Serjeant at Arms, with the Sword _Glascott._ Gentleman-Usher _Paylor._ The Shield of the Griffin, for Gray's-Inn _Wickliffe._ The King at Arms _Perkinson._ The great Shield of the Prince's Arms _Cobley._ The Prince of Purpoole _Helmes._ A Page of Honour _Wandforde._ Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber, six couples. A Page of Honour _Butler (Roger)._ Vice-Chamberlain _Butler (Thomas)._ Master of the Horse _Fitz-Hugh._ Yeomen of the Guard, three couples. Townsmen in Liveries. The Family and Followers." CHRISTMAS'S LAMENTATION is the subject of an old song preserved in the Roxburgh Collection of Ballads in the British Museum. The full title is: "Christmas's Lamentation for the losse of his acquaintance; showing how he is forst to leave the country and come to London." It appears to have been published at the end of the sixteenth or the beginning of the seventeenth century. The burden of the song is that Christmas
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